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Prince documentary featuring abuse allegations by ex scrapped by Netflix amid new deal with late star's estate
Netflix has decided to scrap a documentary about Prince, more than five years in the making, after working out a new deal with the late superstar's estate to do new film.
The original nine-hour doc by filmmaker Ezra Edelman has been under scrutiny since the new executors of the estate were shown a cut of the film that included accusations of physical and emotional abuse levied against the late star, according to a New York Times Magazine article last September. In one interview, Prince’s ex-lover Jill Jones claimed he punched her in the face 'over and over' one night in 1984, while another former lover, Susannah Melvoin, reportedly said the Little Red Corvette singer-songwriter told her not to leave the house, while monitoring her calls, in an effort to keep her away from her sister after moving in with the musician. The Minneapolis, Minnesota native stood out amongst his musical contemporaries since the late 1970s by infusing a mix of funk, rock, R&B, soul, pop, synth-pop, new wave, jazz, blues and hip-hop to his songs - some of which were recorded by other artists.
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